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KODEX KOSPI 100 ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of KODEX KOSPI 100 ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 12.4%, MDD -25.7%).

Data 2016-01-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,540 (10.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue KRXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.5%, drawdown -41.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 12.4%, MDD -25.7%, Sharpe 0.86, 23% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 16.4%, MDD -41.2%, exposure 58%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 4.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 15.5%p (CAGR 12.4%, MDD -25.7%, exposure 23%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
ADX / DI 방향성
period=47, threshold=19
12.4%-25.7%0.860.483.4x1223%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=154
16.4%-41.2%0.770.404.9x1558%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=68
16.1%-41.2%0.750.394.8x1561%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=35, exitN=74
15.0%-41.2%0.710.364.3x1967%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=4.4
11.8%-36.9%0.660.323.2x5253%
ROC 모멘텀
n=98, threshold=0.03
13.0%-41.2%0.660.323.6x7951%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.9
11.1%-33.6%0.640.333.0x4638%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=29, k=2.1
10.3%-29.7%0.630.352.8x5632%
MACD
fast=19, slow=55, signal=21
10.8%-38.9%0.620.282.9x9051%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.34
2.8%-40.4%0.240.071.3x17853%
Buy and hold16.5%-41.2%0.720.405.0x1100%
1x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -10% -21% -31% -41% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -25.7% (2026-02-26 → 2026-04-02), recovered after 69 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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